detest

/dɪˈtɛst/

detest means to dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 72 out of 100.

detest is pronounced /dɪˈtɛst/.

Etymology

From Middle French detester (French détester), from Latin dētestor (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from dē- + testor (“to testify, bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”); see test, testify. Doublet of detestate.

verb

To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.“I detest snakes.”
To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.“The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.”